Uskedalen Church

Uskedalen Church (Norwegian: Uskedalen kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvinnherad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Uskedal. It is the church for the Uskedalen parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1914 using designs by the architects Olaf Nordhagen and Engel Sundfjord. The church seats about 226 people.[1][2] The church was consecrated on 16 December 1914.[3]

Uskedalen Church
Uskedalen kyrkje
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Uskedalen Church
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Uskedalen Church
Uskedalen Church (Norway)
59.9312°N 5.8581°E / 59.9312; 5.8581
LocationKvinnherad, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1914
Consecrated16 Dec 1914
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Olaf Nordhagen and
Engel Sundfjord
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1914
Specifications
Capacity226
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishUskedalen
DeanerySunnhordland prosti
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85730
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See also

References
  1. "Uskedalen kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  3. "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 2 June 2020.

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